Caramelized Onion Bruschetta

Serve with an entrée salad, a pasta dish, or a hearty bowl of soup.

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 bread half)

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons  butter
• 1/2  cup  chopped onion
• 1/4  teaspoon  sugar
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1  (6-inch) piece French bread baguette (about 4 ounces)
• 2  tablespoons  grated fresh Parmesan cheese
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Preheat broiler.

Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sugar; cook 14 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in basil.

Cut bread in half horizontally. Place bread, cut sides up, on a baking sheet. Broil the bread for 2 minutes or until toasted. Spread 1 tablespoon caramelized onion mixture over each bread half. Sprinkle each bread half with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Broil for 1 minute or until cheese melts.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

236 (29% from fat)

Fat:

7.5g (sat 3.9g,mono 2.3g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

8.1g

Carbohydrate:

34.1g

Fiber:

2.6g

Cholesterol:

15mg

Iron:

1.7mg

Sodium:

499mg

Calcium:

139mg